Great First day back at work...

MikeHiow · 1 Jan 2011 at 22:06

I promise, if I was closer to you, I'd have done my very suggestion for you - that is how much stuff like this annoys me.

If it is your stolen bumper, you are fuelling nothing. You do not pay him.

Peerzy · 1 Jan 2011 at 22:24

I'd be fuming if this had happened to me. A friend had a phone stolen and was sure they found it on eBay. Called the police, they had a duty to investigate and he got his phone back and a load of other people got their stuff back.

Worst case it just ruffles his feathers, best case you get it all back and the lad has his day in court.

It would be worth the hour it takes to make a quick statement in my opinion.

Scania · 2 Jan 2011 at 21:01

Peerzy said:
I'd be fuming if this had happened to me. A friend had a phone stolen and was sure they found it on eBay. Called the police, they had a duty to investigate and he got his phone back and a load of other people got their stuff back.

Worst case it just ruffles his feathers, best case you get it all back and the lad has his day in court.

It would be worth the hour it takes to make a quick statement in my opinion.

We all would be feeling the same, I'm sure. But diamondmark - and the OP are right, ultimately , its not worth the bother nor the upset.

Sure, make the call to the police if you want, but I get the feeling some unknown 3rd party could well end up with grief he certainly did not ask for.

Catch them in the act, well & good. Otherwise, you'll never prove it.

Overlag · 6 Jan 2011 at 13:33

quick update.

Full body kit in the right colour bought for £700, from a scrappy. Dont need the rear bumper or skirts, so will sell on. Boot lid and spoiler also bought, for £75, not sure if i should put the whole boot lid on, or just unbolt the spoiler from it and put it on mine.

Jenting7 has also started selling spoilers that "need to be glued on" (due to bolts being ripped out), so i passed the info onto the police not because it was my bumper/spoiler but because they are certainly stolen parts.

Stormster · 7 Jan 2011 at 00:38

So do you reckon the bumper he had wasn't actually yours mate?

It's a ballache you've had shell out for this though

Overlag · 7 Jan 2011 at 00:50

Stormster said:
So do you reckon the bumper he had wasn't actually yours mate?

It's a ballache you've had shell out for this though

it could be that he works in london, and for his "evening job" rips bumpers off on the way home, but i doubt it. 60miles is a long way to go to nick a few ST bumpers.

Fuzz · 7 Jan 2011 at 01:22

But then again, if you have a little sense, you wouldn't **** on your own doorstep

DB_SamX · 7 Jan 2011 at 01:34

Overlag said:
quick update.

Full body kit in the right colour bought for £700, from a scrappy. Dont need the rear bumper or skirts, so will sell on. Boot lid and spoiler also bought, for £75, not sure if i should put the whole boot lid on, or just unbolt the spoiler from it and put it on mine.

Jenting7 has also started selling spoilers that "need to be glued on" (due to bolts being ripped out), so i passed the info onto the police not because it was my bumper/spoiler but because they are certainly stolen parts.

You still ought to report yours as well if you haven't already done so. Doubt there's any harm in it for you. At the very least, even if the police makes enquiries with him but can't prosecute, he may get scared and stop stealing, at the benefit of other car owners.

Meatball · 7 Jan 2011 at 10:14

DB_SamX said:
You still ought to report yours as well if you haven't already done so. Doubt there's any harm in it for you. At the very least, even if the police makes enquiries with him but can't prosecute, he may get scared and stop stealing, at the benefit of other car owners.

This 100%. Report the seller, you have nothing to lose. Hopefully you'll save someone else from a £700 bill

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Buckster · 15 Jan 2011 at 09:37

Matt82 said:
doesnt it make you want to puke at the thought of living in essex?

makes me sort of glad that my cars are as anonymous as they are

gutted for you

to the OP - thats gutting and disgusting - some awful people around these days

to the above poster, don't tar Essex with a complete bad brush, theres very nice areas, I live in Chelmsford and the crime rate is exceedingly low indeed

Buckster · 15 Jan 2011 at 09:49

perhaps manufacturers could start helping by adding unique serial numbers onto each bumper, can't be that expensive to implement

Overlag · 16 Jan 2011 at 00:46

Buckster said:
perhaps manufacturers could start helping by adding unique serial numbers onto each bumper, can't be that expensive to implement

ford should help by bolting the thing on instead of using clips!

mattyprice4004 · 16 Jan 2011 at 00:54

Surely there are some bolts?

Jaaay · 16 Jan 2011 at 01:02

I remember back in 1997/1998? When my aunt's BMW 328i was stripped, right on our driveway, curtains were drawn so we didnt realise, it was only later that evening when we got a call from one of our neighbours saying they had seen a few guys walk off with a red bumper!

They took the bumpers, spoiler, sideskirts, side bump strips literally the whole sport bodykit.

That car was a thieves dream though, the bodykit was stolen, broken into twice for the stereo, and also when my aunt was at the traffic lights once a gang got out and tried to steal the car, at the traffic lights!

LizardKing · 16 Jan 2011 at 01:08

Overlag said:
ford should help by bolting the thing on instead of using clips!

Bolts are only going to stop the opportunists. I'm guessing most of these sorts of thefts are by people going out with the intention to steal.

Hot Glue might be a better option :confused:

Gtiracer · 16 Jan 2011 at 10:10

DiamondMark said:
The secret with Essex you need to get out to Halstead its nice there.

No its really as rough as nails, especially on Friday / Sat nights - however I don't know if you were being sarcastic or not, my area Braintree isn't much better

DM · 16 Jan 2011 at 10:16

Gtiracer said:
No its really as rough as nails, especially on Friday / Sat nights - however I don't know if you were being sarcastic or not, my area Braintree isn't much better

Pall of mine has got a hotel there, seems a nice little place.

ghop · 16 Jan 2011 at 11:23

Essex is nice, innit

In all seriousness though, it's not as bad as people imagine it. North Essex is particularly nice.

mattyprice4004 · 16 Jan 2011 at 11:49

As a Northerner, my opinion of Essex seems to be blinkered. I imagine guns, knives and loads of cheap women. Sounds like heaven to me?

Overlag · 16 Jan 2011 at 13:54

mattyprice4004 said:
Surely there are some bolts?

nope, 3 clips onto each wing thats it. Got bolts now, and to get it off now, you would need to open the bonnet, remove headlights and undo some clips before the bolts come off. I may modify it further so its bolted on behind the numberplate to the crash structure. Looking at some ideas with my mate. I may buy a really damaged one for £60 to try some ideas out first. Then i might offer to "fix" other peoples cars too, so it wont happen to them.